Table 2 Effect of ACV on human monocyte phagocytic capacity.

From: Antibacterial apple cider vinegar eradicates methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and resistant Escherichia coli

Monocytes co-cultured with microbes

% Phagocytosis (mean ± SD)

Resistant E. coli

19.6 ± 0.8

Resistant E. coli + ACV (1/25)

29.5 ± 1.0

MRSA

26.9 ± 1.9

MRSA + ACV (1/25)

33.0 ± 2.4

MRSA + clindamycin (125 mg/mL)

34.5 ± 0.5

Resistant E. coli + trimethoprim (150 mg/mL)

32.6 ± 0.7

  1. In vitro differentiated macrophages were incubated with microbes for 4 h at 37 °C. Cells cultured with microbes with or without ACV were washed and processed for detection on the Beckton Dickinson flow cytometer. An analysis of changes in regional gated profiles and % shift in side scatter was measured. Data is presented as mean ± SD of 3 similar experiments.
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